Sauber sorry for departing Rampf after Sepang 'debacle'

Peter Sauber said he felt most sorry for departing technical boss Willy
Rampf in the wake of the Swiss team's Malaysian "debacle".
After a deceptively impressive winter season for the formerly BMW-owned
squad, the C29 car has struggled for pace...

Peter Sauber said he felt most sorry for departing technical boss Willy
Rampf in the wake of the Swiss team's Malaysian "debacle".

After a deceptively impressive winter season for the formerly BMW-owned
squad, the C29 car has struggled for pace so far in 2010.

Malaysia was 56-year-old German Rampf's last race at the helm, with former
Force India technical director James Key, 38, starting work on 1 April.

"I feel most sorry for Willy Rampf. For nearly 15 years he was our loyal
technical boss, and at his very last race he has to live through such a
debacle," 66-year-old team chief and founder Sauber told the Swiss
newspaper Blick.

"Until the last day he fought for our team, and I know how much these
losses affect him, even if he cannot do anything about it," he added.

Ferrari is investigating the precise cause of the two engine failures, but
Sauber said on Sunday that the problem was with the pneumatic system.

The failure aboard Fernando Alonso's works Ferrari, meanwhile, was
different.

F1's three new teams aside, Sauber is the only entrant yet to score a
single world championship point in 2010.

Peter Sauber, who is still looking for a main sponsor for his Hinwil based
team, said: "Yes, it is our worst ever position.

"I knew that it would not be easy for us, but I didn't count on it being
quite so hard," he added.